Preah Sihanouk Provincial Television reported on July 31 that Cambodia’s Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport had announced that day that Senate President Hun Sen would provide 172 students returning from Thailand with the Samdech Techo Scholarship, named for his honorific, to continue studying at public or private higher education institutions in Cambodia.
From the outbreak of armed conflict on the Cambodia–Thailand border on July 24 to the morning of July 30, 423 Cambodian students studying in Thailand returned to Cambodia. Of them, 172 applied to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport for scholarships.
The ministry asked the students concerned to contact the relevant higher education institutions as soon as possible, prepare the required paperwork and submit admission applications. It appointed Under Secretary of State Hong Kimcheang as coordinator. Students could contact him by phone or Telegram at 012225303 for help.
Reporter: Nget Pisan
Editor: Zhao Yi
